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Valued Member
United States
363 Posts |
I've had this penny for a while. I purchased some coins off of Esty and the guy sent me a bag of "unsearched wheat pennies" for free. I was really shocked and I couldn't believe it. The date is so worn I doubt it really is it but I like to pretend. The date looks like 14 and the mint make is definitely a d. What would you grade it? I'm thinking F02    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
If you are saying this is a 1914D, then you need better photos because I only see an illegible date and no mintmark  |
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Valued Member
 United States
363 Posts |
I ordered a lens to help take better pictures with my phone. For now lets just say it's 1914 d what would you grade it? I will post a close up picture when I get the lens. The mint mark is definitely a D the date however resembles 1914 but when things seem too good to be true they usually are.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2843 Posts |
accepting your theoretic date, I would say this may make P01. But I would really think it is ungradable.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1213 Posts |
Upgradeable is my answer too.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73952 Posts |
Can't really grade it do to be too worn away from being in circulation so long. It would get the lowest grade if it was gradable.
Errers and Varietys.
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Rest in Peace
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Without a readable date or other specifically dates characteristic(are none) it is a slick, wouldn't even rate a PO1 from TPGs. Now with coin in hand and my scope I may coax out sometime, been able to one out of three with 3 digit #. Question: can you see any VDB under shoulder? |
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Valued Member
United States
363 Posts |
There is no sign of VDB on the shoulder the first three digits are visible with the naked eye it's 100% 191 it's just the last digit that's questionable
I thought the VDB wasn't put into the shoulder until 1918?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
908 Posts |
As you look at your coin - what obverse die pattern # are you seeing? Below are the known genuine date/mintmark arraignments.  |
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Valued Member
United States
363 Posts |
It looks like #1 to me the mint mark is close to the tail of the 9 the first 1 is higher than the 9 and the second 1 is noticeably lower than the first one. The last number looked like a four but I think I strained my eyes because now I'm seeing every number 1-9  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19942 Posts |
If it is a 1914D, get it slabbed. That's a great lowball coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Could you give us some close-ups of just the date area?
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Posted 08/31/2017 3:26 pm
